Tender beef short ribs slow-cooked to perfection, served with rich, savory sauce.
Drinks • Burgers • Chicken • American
"Unfortunately after 6-6 trips we had our first bad one on Sunday. They had issues with the Open Table app and wasn't expecting us, the service was very slow and we just couldn't the attention of staff and when we asked for milkshakes as a treat for the kids were told they didn't have any milk... (there are supermarkets nearby) we will try it again.. but wanted to post a review in the hope management see that the standards which originally drew us in (i.e. super friendly staff, high levels of service etc) appear to be dipping.... hopefully just a blip."
Pubs • Cafés • Seafood • British
"We were greeted by friendly staff and even offered a larger table. We had selected this pub to eat in because of their wide range of vegetarian options available. The menu also had some vegan choices. The staff were also happy to make small changes to our order. The pub was relatively quiet (it was a Monday night! but so warm and welcoming. The seating was arranged in smaller room areas which made it more pleasant. We will return!"
Beer • Steak • Seafood • British
"Had our Christmas Celebration meal here last night. The food was really lovely, I had the traditional turkey which was really nice and not dry at all like turkey can sometimes be. Nice selection of vegetables too, not just sprouts although they were included of course. Christmas Pudding was great too, it was served with custard and brandy butter and the custard melted the butter just nicely. To finish I had a Mocha which I have to say was so good! One of the best ones I have tasted ???? I would highly recommend the Black Horse for meals and particularly for their Christmas menu, really enjoyed it. The staff were very pleasant and helpful too."
Pub • Full • Steak • Steakhouse
"I have to say to whole experience was very underwhelming from the moment I arrived, the food and service. Although I had made my reservation through OpenTable and had an email confirmation the staff had no record of my booking. To add to that it definitely felt like the staff did not believe me and made me feel very uncomfortable in front of my guests. The food was pretty standard, but what made it even worse was the staff were so miserable, no smiles and everything felt like an inconvenience."
Bars • Beer • Wine • Steak
"We were surprised that even after two attempts they could not cook a steak medium rare, but we were so hungry after being made to wait 30 mins for a table in spite of having a reservation with OpenTable, we didn't care. The soup took 25 mins to arrive and only after reminding them that we'd ordered starters and they didn't even come with one slice of bread -and we were not offered bread either. It was quite hard to get anyone's attention. There were a lot of problems in ordering our food, communication between the staff and the kitchen, but they were very busy, so perhaps we were unlucky. The head waiter did his best to remedy the problem with our main meal, but I didn't want to spend more of my time to address the other issues because I could tell that they knew that they were having a difficult day."
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • British
"We've only been here for drinks in the past, and it's got a very lovely cute yet fancy interior which has a really warm atmosphere. We returned yesterday for a Sunday roast, and we were all gravely disappointed. Meat was flavourless. Roast potatoes were soft and cold. Gravy was watery and weak. Unlimited Yorkshire puddings were indeed unlimited, but they were not Yorkshire puds. You picked it up and it would crumble into sawdust. They tasted and felt like Styrofoam. None of us came close to finishing our meals, despite paying £17 for our dinners. Will not be returning for food ever again. P.S. don't get their Peacock Farm lager, it tastes like Coors light. They have much better real beers and ales on tap."
Pubs • Fish • Pasta • Coffee
"While the food is good the service is very poor. We arrived for our reservation to be told our table was not ready. No problem, we waited in the bar for minutes and then went back to find they’d forgotten about us and had no table for us. They eventually found us a table, but it wasn’t laid up fully and they didn’t sort it out. We then waited another minutes before we gave up and went to the bar to get someone to take our food order. After our food arrived we again waited for a very long time and eventually had to call someone over to order the children’s ice creams. They then came out with the wrong flavours. We asked for dessert menus and waited minutes for those. After another minutes we gave up, went to the bar to pay and had dessert and coffee at home. I’m not very impressed with the service at all. Last week I was there someone ordered a slice of cake only to be given a plate and told “you’ll have to pick it up with your fingers, I don’t know where the tongs are” he also wasn’t offered any cutlery to eat his cake with. Such a shame as the pub is lovely."
Soup • Pizza • Steak • Seafood
"Overall good value. Service excellent. Restaurant area spacious, airy, and comfortable. My lunchtime starter prawn cocktail was not appetising. The lettuce garnish was limp, the solitary top prawn in its shell was so old/soft that I could not eat it. The size of the skinned prawns was more like shrimps. Not impressed at all. But, our main courses were excellent.. We had the chicken/ham hock pie and the fish pie. Both steaming hot and very tasty. Recommended. We would definitely return, and would recommend it as well worth a try."
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • Fast Food
"Super friendly staff and great food made for a fantastic lunch. We booked for 8+5 kids and the table was ready and decorated when we arrived. The host was very kind, shifting tables around , moving chairs to accommodate high chairs event blue tacking menus to the windows to stop the bright sunlight getting in the kids eyes The food was cracking, even the kids food is some of the best I’ve seen for some time. I would come back for the food anytime and throughly recommend coming back wether you’re a family or couple"
Pubs • Beer • Cafés • Drinks
"I have been dining at The Talisman regularly for the past 6 years, but I was extremely disappointed with my most recent visit. The service was subpar, our drinks were incorrect, and the waitress seemed to struggle to understand us. We were never given the option of dessert, even after waiting for half an hour after finishing our meal. When we asked for coffee, we had to request the dessert menu ourselves. The waitress was inattentive, leaving us without drinks for extended periods of time. The chocolate fondue dessert was particularly disappointing, as the chocolate was watery and not at all fondue-like. This was by far the worst experience I have had at The Talisman. If you haven't eaten there in a while, I would suggest sticking to just having drinks."
Pubs • Drinks • Seafood • British
"Food and wine very good, very tasty and served piping hot with veggies nice and hot too. The children's chicken pie was very tasty with very nice pieces of chicken in and not swimming in too much sauce which can be the case. Desserts were very tasty too. Our waitress was not as good as the one we had two weeks ago. She was inattentive and more interested in cleaning the empty tables and sweeping the floor. We had to ask her each time we needed something even though the place was not at all full at the time we went. When she brought the wine she just plonked it on the table with some glasses and walked away. Our waitress on the previous visit was super, no comparison this time. Poor service can put people off returning somewhere despite the food being good."
Meat • Steak • Cheese • Salads
"We used to frequent this restaurant for our Sunday lunches as our son lived nearby. However, on our recent visit with the family to celebrate his new home, we were disappointed by the quality of the children's meals. The sausages were overcooked and hard, likely reheated in the microwave. When we brought this to the waitress's attention, there was no apology, just a dismissive response. The macaroni cheese was also subpar, clearly microwaved and burnt around the edges. Serving children meals that are poorly reheated is unacceptable, especially considering the prices. We will not be returning to this restaurant until they improve their food quality. There are plenty of better options in the area."
Pubs • Steak • British • Vegetarian
"We have been a number of times as it’s very local to our house, everytime we dine here it’s always a new set of staff Gary the owner is always very helpful but the remainder of the staff seem to be less helpful. We received an email stating that Portsmouth arms are kids eat free one day only. When it came to paying the bill we was told they are refusing these vouchers because head office sent the email without telling the pub. We took 3 children so was a saving of £18.75 the manager was adamant she wasn’t going to accept the voucher. We wasn’t the only ones in the pub using this offer it took around 10 minutes of me telling the manager I’m not paying for the children because this voucher clearly states Portsmouth arms hatchwarren 1st March one day only offer. It wasn’t until Gary came back that he agreed to honour the offer. Not a pleasant experience don’t think we will be using the pub again which is a shame because it’s a lovely pub but the staff seem to quite rude at times and everytime we have been over the last 12 months or so there has always been some kind of issue with food or the bill etc.... this is a shame as it’s less than a 5 minutes walk from our house. Gary does need to invest quite a lot of time into training his staff I think as this is where the issues always seem to coming from. Not a good experiencez"
Pubs • Beer • Wine • Casual
"once more, no good experience. Menu was very limited, extremely expensive, menu was unreadable by very small font and bad lighting. I ordered steak, and said to the very nice and polite waitress, I will cook it medium too well, but I want to be able to eat it. No blood please, so make sure it is shown without blood. That didn't happen, and the steak was very ****. You obviously don't have a real, experienced cook. Steak is not difficult to cook exactly how the customer likes it, nothing could be easier. My wife and son ate their choice, but there was so little to choose. The drinks were very expensive, I myself ordered a warehouse with lime and was calculated 65p for the lime, although I lacked so much storage. No other good, customer-specific restaurant costs for the drop of lime. There were only a few people eating on a Saturday night, but we booked and eat in a restaurant in Hassocks at least once a month, large menu choice and full of people every time, and the same drinks are at least one third lower than the Hangleton Manor, calculate for lime and exce3llent lighting. We know about the years that were eaten at the Manor in Hangleton, and are not even satisfied."
Beer • Sushi • Drinks • Chicken
"As a fairly regular Ukai customer I was very disappointed with my most recent visit. The service was stellar as usual but the food was terrible the worst I’ve ever had there. We ordered 2 lamb chops, one medium rare and one well done both of which came out looking pretty similarly cooked on a bed of dry wilted salad leaves which can’t have been wilted by the heat of the lamb chops because they were very cold. The sticky rice was warm and bland. The staff were very helpful and apologetic but after microwaving the lamb chops and bringing them back out they were just very dry and unimpressive. Although we were given a small discount at the end as this was birthday meal following me singing Ukai’s praises as one of my favourite bar/restaurants I was and still am very disappointed with my experience. We left feeling hungry after eating a meal and a starter. In addition to this we ordered a juice and one cocktail, which came to £95 with the discount seems pretty steep considering how little we actually ordered."
Beer • Wine • Casual • Cheese
"Due to a technology malfunction our meal took 40 minutes to arrive. It would have been good PR to have at least offered a complimentary drink or dessert. The food was fine although I would not have ordered the cauliflower cheese if I had known it was very light on the cheese sauce. The table behind had two dogs which created more noise than is really acceptable. I have eaten there several times and have not had a bad experience before. Hopefully it was just a blip and I would probably go back there again."
Pub • Steak • Drinks • British
"once again, not a good experience. Menu was very limited, extremely expensive, menu was unreadable due to very small writing and poor lighting. Ordered Steak, and said to the very nice and polite waitress, I will have it cooked Medium to well done, but I will want to be able to eat an enjoy it. No Blood please, so make sure it is cooked with no Blood showing. This did not happen, and the steak was in face very ****. You obviously do not have a proper well experienced chef. Steak is not difficult to cook exactly how the customer likes it, nothing could be more simple. My Wife and Son ate their choice, but there was so little to chose from. The drinks were very expensive, I myself ordered a Lager with lime, and was charged 65p for the lime, although I was that much lager missing. No other good , customer related Restaurant charges for the drop of lime. There was only a few people eating on a Saturday evening, yet we book and eat at a Restaurant in Hassocks at least once a month, great menu choice and full of people every time, and the same drinks are at least one third lower than the Hangleton Manor, do charge for lime and exce3llent lighting. We have know over the years eatent at the Manor at Hangleton, and have not been satisfied once yet."
Pubs • Beer • Wine • Seafood
"I had a lovely time meeting up with a friend with great food, service and atmosphere. The one big dampener was being phoned the day after by House Martin, with the person telling me I left without having payed. I explained in as much detail as I could, how we did pay our bill which was split in two with both of us paying in cash. I also provided the time we left. This appeared to be accepted but I was then phoned again later in the day with another person making the same accusation. I again explained in detail and was asked if I could provide proof. I hadn't taken the receipt I never do) and having paid in cash had no other proof other then my word. I also said how it would be quite stupid to leave without paying after having booked online supplying my full name, email address and mobile number. This experience has really been quite upsetting as I have never and would never do any such a thing. The way I feel currently I probably wont go back to House Martin again which is rather sad as I really enjoyed every aspect of it. I had also been there a few weeks ago for the first time also pre-booked) and had lovely time both times around. The lesson learned for me is to never pay with cash again when going out for dinner."
Asian • Drinks • Japanese • Vegetarian
"I must have been for sure very unlucky, but this is the restaurant where I ate probably the worst two dishes in my life. In both cases, the two courses disappeared under a prevailing flavour, erasing all the remaining ingredients. As an appetizer we got the cheviche combination that was basically raw fish fully covered by tons of red hot pepper: you could easily take away all the fish in the dish and the taste would remain exactly the same. As a main course we had a spicy tuna poke where all the wonderful fresh ingredients (tuna, rice, green peas, carrots and more) were hidden behind a blanket of citrus making the whole bowl, citrus apart, totally tasteless: like chewing a huge candy. The gourmet experience was so devastating to obliterate the nice atmosphere of the venue, the service, nice and professional (including nicely receiving appalling feedback from unhappy clients), and everything pleasant around: not even the efforts of the team could justify the chef's disaster tonight. I've been providing feedback on restaurants and hotels from all over the world on this website for years, and I am going for a 1/5 evaluation with no hesitation or regret."
Soup • Coffee • Cheese • Seafood
"We have been a number of times as it’s very local to our house, everytime we dine here it’s always a new set of staff Gary the owner is always very helpful but the remainder of the staff seem to be less helpful. We received an email stating that Portsmouth arms are kids eat free one day only. When it came to paying the bill we was told they are refusing these vouchers because head office sent the email without telling the pub. We took children so was a saving of the manager was adamant she wasn’t going to accept the voucher. We wasn’t the only ones in the pub using this offer it took around minutes of me telling the manager I’m not paying for the children because this voucher clearly states Portsmouth arms hatchwarren March one day only offer. It wasn’t until Gary came back that he agreed to honour the offer Not a pleasant experience don’t think we will be using the pub again which is a shame because it’s a lovely pub but the staff seem to quite rude at times and everytime we have been over the last months or so there has always been some kind of issue with food or the bill etc.... this is a shame as it’s less than a minutes walk from our house Gary does need to invest quite a lot of time into training his staff I think as this is where the issues always seem to coming from Not a good experiencez"